A petition signed by more than 3,500 people has emerged calling on a Derbyshire nightclub to close.

The petition, set up by Richard Soles, had been signed by 3,548 people at the time of writing.

Entitled “Get Association Ripley Shut Down”, signatories of the petition allege that they have been subjected to “rude” and “unprofessional” behaviour at the venue in Church Street, Ripley. The club has denied the allegations made against them.

Posting on the Change.org page, Leia Castledine said: “I’ve seen some really awful things while I’ve been there.”

Sophie Ogden posted: “The amount of complaints about this place is ridiculous.

“We’re going to go down proper channels. We’ve written to Amber Valley MP Nigel Mills and we have written to the licensing team at Amber Valley Borough Council to try to get something done.”

The Association, Ripley (Image: Google Maps)

It comes after Derbyshire police confirmed officers were investigating complaints about an alleged assault at the nightclub door in the early hours of Sunday, November 11.

A Facebook group has also been set up called “Boycott Association Ripley” which has over 3,000 members.

Rachel Orme, 26, from Kilburn set up the group on Sunday and says she hopes she can go down the “proper channels” to make sure the club changes its ways.